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I Want Sauce in My Stocking

For your friends and family members who appreciate America’s regional food favorites, or for those who have a desire to clear their sinuses, we like the idea of stuffing Christmas stockings with bottles of St. Elmo Cocktail Sauce. The St. Elmo Steak House of Indianapolis is so famed for the super-pungent condiment that the phrase World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail is trademarked. They charge $9 a bottle, and if you buy five bottles, shipping is free. You supply the shrimp; use five jumbos to reproduce the St. Elmo dish. Order here.

Skaneateles by the Sea

The Fish Dinner at Doug’s Fish Fry

Alright, Skaneateles (say skinny atlas) is not really by the sea but at the northern end of Skaneateles Lake, one of New York’s Finger Lakes. If you judge by the freshness of the seafood served at Doug’s Fish Fry, however, you could swear the creatures were pulled from the waters across the street. In fact, they come in five times a week from Boston. Dinah Lott, writing for the Finger Lakes Times, recounts her visit to Doug’s. Needless to say, it’s a big hit.